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Pressured by Maine manufacturers, labor unions and energy developers, Maine Gov. John Baldacci Friday signed into law legislation that places a moratorium on a controversial plan for an energy corridor to move electricity and natural gas between New Brunswick, Canada and New England. Baldacci inked the bill only hours after the state legislature passed it.

Pressured by Maine manufacturers, labor unions and energy developers, Maine Gov. John Baldacci Friday signed into law legislation that places a moratorium on a controversial plan for an energy corridor to move electricity and natural gas between New Brunswick, Canada and New England. Baldacci inked the bill only hours after the state legislature passed it.

The Long Island Association (LIA), whose membership includes more than 5,000 New York businesses, labor unions, academic institutions and nonprofits, has thrown its conditional support behind the controversial deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Long Island Sound by Broadwater Energy LLC.

The Long Island Association (LIA), whose membership includes more than 5,000 New York businesses, labor unions, academic institutions and nonprofits, has thrown its conditional support behind the controversial deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Long Island Sound by Broadwater Energy LLC.

Countering comments from labor unions supporting the coal industry, the heads of three natural gas associations in Washington Thursday advised Sen. James M. Jeffords, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, that natural gas is not claiming an undue share of the power generation market. Further, natural gas reserves are plentiful and the delivery system is adequate.

A host of Wisconsin businesses, labor unions and state and localgovernment officials have rallied behind the proposed GuardianPipeline as their last, best hope of injecting natural gascompetition into the state. The coalition, which includes GovernorTommy Thompson, said the proposed 147-mile, $230 million interstatepipeline can create competition with ANR Pipeline, resulting inlower energy prices for consumers and increased reliability.